AdInfinitum wrote:Just received my award - 30k less than NYU offered me. As a reverse splitter, (3.56/178), do you guys think I should send in my appeal to the admissions office or financial aid office?

Relatively surprised by the low amount as my parents make very little.

I sent mine to the Financial Aid office after reading that a few others in this thread had done the same. Either way it'll get where it needs to go, I'd imagine.

a.sleepyhead are you decided on columbia? and anyone else ITT for that matter, i'm still deciding whether an additional $55k+ (depending on how they might adjust my aid package upon a one-year deferral) might be worth the opportunity to experience and develop ties in NYC.

jasper09 wrote:a.sleepyhead are you decided on columbia? and anyone else ITT for that matter, i'm still deciding whether an additional $55k+ (depending on how they might adjust my aid package upon a one-year deferral) might be worth the opportunity to experience and develop ties in NYC.

Hey hey! I'm dying to decide for Columbia, but I still have a large aid differential with NYU that's making it tricky what about you - are you deciding between here and UVA?

Gucci Mane wrote:How do we negotiate scholarships using offers from other schools? Should I send them an email that literally just has the other scholarship offers attached?

I'd suggest to make the email a little more eloquent then "here's my other offers." Basically email Financial Aid, tell them why you want to go to Columbia. Then talk about the financial obligation and how you have offers form other schools. Attach those offers to the email.